Personal Well-Being – 16 The Little things
By Barefoot Medic
It isn’t surprising that we are able to describe the people we are close to, in great detail.
Parents, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, partners, children, friends can all be recognised by small physical attributes. Their voice, their gait, hairstyle for instance, especially their mannerisms. You can probably accurately predict how their thought processes would approach problem-solving.
When you’re separated from a person for a period, you can recall their habits, quirks, and their methods of persuasion. You know when they’re avoiding an issue or being frugal with the truth. You even know when they are about to do something of which you wouldn’t approve.
With the passage of time, you recall the texture of their skin, their little secret noises and sayings, their unique aroma, and how they would react in a given situation. All these little things add up, and you can find yourself mentally conversing and discussing with that person; in the privacy of your own mind; at such times it seems that their physical presence is not required.
When meeting a person after a prolonged period of absence, it can seem as if you’ve never been parted. Often you can continue a conversation you had as if no time has elapsed.
When they have gone, never to return, they still remain with us, frozen in time.
It’s the little things
that bind us inextricably together…
Great observation from the Barefoot Medic.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean Len, met my younger brother the other day. Hadn't seen him for about a year. first thing he said to me was "your looking bloody old mate" thanks Bro "you look as if you have eaten all the pies" we always were the best of mates.
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